"Wolof: Location: Senegal; Population: About 3 million; Religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim); Roman Catholic; small percentage of Protestants "; "The overwhelming majority of Wolof are Muslim, belonging to the Malikite branch of the Sunni group. The remaining 10% are Roman Catholic. Less than 1% are Protestant. There has been some syncretism of traditional, Muslim, and Christian beliefs... " [3 million is a measure of tribal/ethnic affiliation, NOT how many people practice traditional Wolof religion.]

"Wolof: Population: 1,300,000; Location: Senegal, Gambia; Languages: Wolof, French, and English; Pg. 166: "Today Wolof practice a mixture of ancient African beliefs and the Muslim religion they adopted in the 17th century. Small mosques are important gathering centers in most villages. In the Baol region of central Senegal, a grand Wolof mosque receives hundreds of visitors each year... "

"Women in Constant Creative Action (W.I.C.C.A.), P.O. Box 5080, Eugene, OR 97405. Provides the means by which women can meet together locally in small groups, for supportive spiritual growth and metaphysical learning. "

"Despite its title, Women in Constant Creative Action (WICCA) does not actively define itself as a Wiccan group... WICCA 'provides the mans in which women can meet together locally, in small groups, for supportive spiritual growth and metaphysical learning. These small groups are called WINGS... WICCA is based in Oregon and a majority of its activities take place in the Northwest. "

"In December 1992, for instance, a Danish branch of the Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP), headed by the wife of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, Mrs. Hak Ja Hahn Moon, was established. According to Unification Church information, the WFWP has more than 200,000 members worldwide representing around 80 nationalities "

Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 111.

"The Women's Missionary Union [a special purpose group, NOT a religion or denomination], for example, was founded among Southern Baptist women in 1888. Currently numbering approx. 1.5 million members... "

"Roman Catholic Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston has banned from church-affiliated buildings a group advocating women's ordination that has collaborated with local Jesuits in discussions of the role of women in the church. The directive was outlined in a letter from Auxiliary Bishop William Murphy to Boston Jesuits who co-sponsored two conferences with Massachusetts Women-Church. Murphy told the Jesuits that Women-Church had created 'scandal' and had 'upset the faithful' and he would not want the 'good work that your order carries on in the archdiocese to be compromised by association with this group' "

"...a group of Catholic women whose goal is to produce an alternative spirituality... By 1987 the organization, which had changed its name to Women-Church, attracted 3,000 women from the U.S. and fifteen foreign countries to a 'convergence' held in Cincinnati, Ohio. "

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 414-415.

"Won Buddhism. In 1916 Pak Chungbin (1891-1943) became enlightened and founded in southwest Korea a new movement based on the completeness of the Dharmakaya and on Buddha as the Absolute. It is called Won (complete) Buddhism. Stressing a correct understanding of grace, activity in spreading Buddhist teaching, and selfless service to others, the movement is perhaps the most lively form of Buddhism in South Korea today, with 800,000 members. "

"Won Buddhism - Kor. won, lit. 'circular'; modern Buddhist folk movement in South Korea, founded by Soe-tae San (1891-1943)... The followers... are active in social and charitable work. In the postwar years they established numerous kindergartens, schools, and universities... Today Won Buddhism has many followers. "

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1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783.

Table; Listed in table as "Wonbulgyo "; [ "Won Buddhism " is another name for "Wonbulgyo "]

"...over 400 temples throughout South Korea. It has established 30 branch temples in the United States and Europe, thus emerging as a world religion. "; [ "Won Buddhism " is another name for "Wonbulgyo "]

Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 210-211.

"This faith message is promulgated in the syndicated preacher shows on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and through dozens of books and tapes sold by the most popular of the Word of Faith teachers. Oral Roberts, Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Frederick Price, John Avanzini, Robert Tilton, Marilyn Hickey, Charles Capps, and Jerry Savelle are the best known. They... enjoy frequent promotion on the pages of Charisma magazine. "

Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 163.

"The Ann Arbor group soon became the largest and most influential center for the Catholic [Pentecostal] movement. There an ecumenical community was founded called the 'Word of God,' which became a model for other communitarian experiments across the nation. "

"the WCOTC [World Church of the Creator] has grown significantly, with the number of chapters jumping from forty-one to seventy-five in twenty-five states and five foreign countries. Not only have its prison chapters quadrupled; it has launched under Lisa Turner's guidance two women's groups, the Sisterhood and the Women's Frontier, which have doubled from five to ten chapters. Hale claims that the membership for his organization is 10,000 to 30,000, though Devin Burghart of the Center for New Community disputes this claim and estimates that the total membership is only a tiny fraction of this amount. As stressed in earlier chapters, membership numbers may not always be the best guide to assessing potential influence among white nationalist groups, since such groups often advise serious activists to avoid membership lists, and much of their recruitment effort takes place electronically. "

"No denomination, association of churches, Bible-believing society, or individual churches affiliated with. or represented in any manner by, the World Council of Churches (WCC) or any of its affiliates the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF or any of its affiliates, the International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC) or any of its affiliates, the modern Charismatic Movement, or the Ecumenical Movement shall be considered for membership In the Council.... Functions Of The Council... To seek to awaken Christians everywhere to the insidious dangers of modernism and call them to unity of mind and effort against all unbelief and compromise with Modernism, Romanism cults, New Evangelicalism. or the Charismatic Movement... World Council of Biblical Churches; 625 E. 4th Street; PO Box 5455; Bethlehem, PA 18015 "

Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Time Incorporated (1957); pg. 278.

"Christian unity is the goal of the World Council of Churches, whose 1954 Assembly drew 125,000 adherents to an impressive demonstration in Chicago's Soldier Field. The Council, federation of Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican churches, links 162 communions in 47 countries. "

"The World Council of Churches, organized in Amsterdam in 1948, creatd a world fellowship of over 260 Orthodox and Protestant denominations with over 400 million members, who act together in matters of common interest. "

"in 1948 the International Council of Christian Churches as formed to provide a worldwide association (membership in 1988 included 490 denominations from 100 nations). "

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1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 285.

"The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches which acknowledge 'Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.' It is a permanent organization providing constituent members--330 churches with some 450 million communicants in 100 countries... "

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*LINK* web site: National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; web page: news release represents a modest edit of the wrap-up prepared by the World Council of Churches (1998). Viewed 7 Oct. 1999.

"Membership of the WCC rose to a record 339 churches as the Assembly welcomed eight more... The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches, now 339, in more than 100 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions. The Roman Catholic Church is not a member church but works cooperatively with the WCC.

"World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) - international association of Buddhists founded in 1950 by the Sinhalese buddhist scholar Malalasekera. The objective of the WFB is to propogate the Buddhist teaching and seek reconciliation between the different currents within Buddhism... periodically holds world conferences. The first one took place in 1950 in Sri Lanka. It puts out a journal called World Buddhism. Its main seat is in Bangkok. "

Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988). [Orig. source: a 1984 Gallup survey of the adult population in the U.S., made available to the author.]; pg. 120.

"the 7 percent [of public] claims involvement in world hunger ministries is comparable to the 7 percent of the general public that lists membership in the nation's largest Protestant denomination (the Southern Baptist Convention)... "

"Taoism, along with Buddhism, has undergone attempts at revival and reform in the twentieth century. Amongst such organisations founded for this purpose is the World Red Swastika Society which has a number of branches in Malaysia. "

"Not surprisingly, the two sections [Liberal and Reform Judaism] formed, in 1926, a World Union for Progressive Judaism. There are now more than 600 congregations in many countries joined together in the Union... "

Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "

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*LINK* official website of Worldwide Church of God; webpage: "A Brief History of the Worldwide Church of God " (viewed 23 April 2005)

"In 1947, Herbert Armstrong moved his ministry to southern California, so that he could have better access to the radio industry. He also began a small school to train leaders for the church -- Ambassador College, in Pasadena. Finances continued to be very tight, but the ministry continued to grow as time was purchased on more and more radio stations. "

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